#OC: Sébastien Évreux

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This is gonna be a long one because it's gonna be for all of them soooo

3, 5, 9, 15, 16, 17, & 22!

Putting your ocs under a microscope must learn more about them.

When I inevitably get around to fleshing out my last two Fatui OCs, I'm going to sob quietly in a corner (why do I have so many characters and why are all of them Fontaine is a question I don't have an answer for)

Microscope time!

3. If your OC was at a dance party what would they do?

Karina: Stand in a corner and keep an eye on everything; would have to be dragged to the dance floor. Will not be there of her own volition. Rhiannon: In the center of the dance floor, probably causing a bit of a scene. She loves attention and loves subverting expectations. Gabrielle: Observing, taking in the colors, the lighting, the finery; will recreate almost a picture-perfect painting at a later date. Sébastien: Peacocking around, playing the role of overbearing host that won't take 'no' for an answer.

5. Has your OC been caught doing anything embarrassing and if so, what was it?

Karina: Pulling Zhongli down to her height by his tie // wearing Dottore's cloak back to the Palace (there's no way no one noticed that in the fic, mind you, it would have been dragging in the snow). Rhiannon: Mocking Dottore behind his back in the early days of her tenure in the Fatui. Tartaglia thought it was funny; Dottore far less so. Gabrielle: Stabbing her own canvas in the middle of a heist. Sébastien: Making use of his desk as a bed but not to sleep.

9. Is there anything that your OC is extremely good at but hates doing?

Karina: Embroidery. She will do it if she must or if she has a very good reason (Zhongli's hanfu that's still not finished). But her fingers ache and her stitches get slopping the longer she goes. Rhiannon: Certain compositions that other singers cannot perform, ones notorious for being career-ending because of the amount of training that goes into them. Be it because her Anemo power helps enhance her breathing or because Dottore's pushed her to far worse limits, she can perform them with ease. But she's left exhausted and without a voice for days afterward. Gabrielle: Painting. Literally the very thing she spent her whole life doing, she actually hates to do because she was trained to forge and knows how to copy almost any style. And yet she does it anyway, determined to capture the world around her by her own hand. Sébastien: He would vehemently deny that he never hates doing what he's good at.

15. How easily does your OC break things?

Karina: Depends on what it is and the fic tbh. OBAS Karina is a little more gentle; THATF Karina is, uh, well bitter enough that breaking things and relationships is easier than she'd care to admit. Rhiannon: She's shattered a whole dinner table of glassware before, if that counts for anything, to say nothing of whole theatre sections full of suffocated audience members. Gabrielle: Despite her attitude towards her profession, quite difficult; she treats her tools with care and respect. Sébastien: Very easily. Be it people or objects.

16. What allergies does your OC have and how bad are they?

Karina: None, as far as she knows Rhiannon: Marzipan; itchy hives that last for days. Has never accepted gifts of food since a whole afternoon of needles and soothing balms. Gabrielle: Also none to her knowledge but has a sensitivity to pollen that made living in Sumeru quite fun. Sébastien: Sulfites, inconvenient but not deadly.

17. What are your OC’s spending habits like?

Karina: Frugal but willing to justify a higher price if the quality is decent and worthwhile (usually food ingredients or fabric); makes for interesting debates when she and Zhongli go shopping. Rhiannon: Doesn't necessarily think about it like she used to, as much as her sister does. She's gotten in trouble on more than one occasion for an invoice for frivolous things. Gabrielle: Would starve if it meant saving money for supplies. Traditional 'starving artist' mentality. Sébastien: He doesn't balance his own books, will only consider the price if the other barriers of obtaining something require a lot of effort.

22. Who’s cooking skills are so bad that there’s a good chance they could burn water?

Karina: Can cook quite well, baking is her better kitchen strength. Rhiannon: Knows her way around a kitchen well enough. Gabrielle: Passable cook. Sébastien: Would probably burn his whole estate down if he tried to boil water. Is never allowed near the kitchen.

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Another long one 4, 12, 19 (You put them through the ringer a lot so let's hear your affection for them), & 28 for literally all of them. Can't get enough of your brainchilds 💕

❤️ (04) Are there any romantic gestures that your OC hates?

-Karina: Flowers. She has no use for them and they will die in her care. Prefers less fleeting gestures. -Rhiannon: Grandiose scenes and demonstrations that put the spotlight on her. Ironic but she is on stage all the time, would prefer some privacy instead. -Gabrielle: Taking care of her brushes and other tools for her; she has a specific workflow and has lost perfect colors on more than one occasion from someone’s “good intentions”. -Sébastien: Straightening his tie or cravat for him, especially in public. It gives the illusion that his partner holds the leash and he does not want to give people ideas.

♥ (12) What do you love most about your OC?

-Karina: Her resilience and willingness to move on, regardless of the situation. Both stories simply track different outcomes. -Rhiannon: Her creative outlet is her power and her dedication to a cause. -Gabrielle: Desire to right the wrongs done to her and those who purchased her forgeries. -Sébastien: His lack of a Vision; combined with his entitlement and arrogance, he’s interesting to write and work with from a functional standpoint.

♥ (19) How highly does your OC value love (platonic, romantic, or otherwise)?

-Karina: Considering her experience with loss, she’s afraid to value those she cares about because inevitably she will lose them. Romantic is slightly more important than platonic but only just: she learned the hard way of having her romantic partner be her only external bond and it isn’t good for her. -Rhiannon: She ranks all love the same, as nothing is more important for her than her purpose with the Fatui. Love of the Tsaritsa above all else. -Gabrielle: Love is reserved for her works, with a few exceptions. -Sébastien: Values any kind of love only insofar as it benefits him. It would depend on the individual, not the type of love.

♥ (28) What is something unconventional that your OC thinks is romantic?

Karina: Weapons and a willingness to open up (and maybe destruction of Segments who wronged her). Rhiannon: Being brought back from the brink of death. Gabrielle: The golden ratio. Sébastien: Taking the fall for his bullshit! 💕 Also: obedience.

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18❤️ for all your babygirls uwu

♥ (18) Does your OC have a “type”?

Karina: Eloquent, well-dressed, worldly, tall, preferably knows how to fight, emotionally...difficult. Trying to find commonalities between Sébastien, Zhongli, and Dottore and those are what come to mind specifically.

Rhiannon: Passionate, a little rabid, willing to protect her (although never at the cost of her pride and skill), doting.

Gabrielle: Fellow workaholic, caring, willing to explore the darker parts of the world to finish their legacy and travel the world seeing what it has to offer (*cough* Shayan *cough*); conversely, finds herself interested in less than savory dealings in order to secure her own legacy (*cough* Pantalone *cough*)

Sébastien: Given Sébastien is a manipulative piece of shit, his type involves those who look to him for something other than himself (power, wealth, status) and those who can be exploited for his own gain in the process. If he thinks he can break you, he's interested in seeing to what extent you can be pushed. There's a reason he was never given a Vision.

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8,24,17,18 uwu

8. Do you RP as any of your OCs? If you do, introduce one of your RP OCs here!

I do not. I RP'd many, many years ago, not something I do any longer.

17. Any OC OTPs?

Probably the OC I created for a tiny, tiny fandom and the main villain of the first season of the game. They...not only have vibes but like...idk, I can't explain it, even five years later.

Otherwise, probably a toss-up between Karina/Zh and Karina/Dot. Girl deserves to heal properly and have a chance to work through stuff but damn, does finding someone who understands what you feel towards the gods in a game that makes said gods seem, initially, like they're the be-all-end-all?

18. Any OC crackships?

Sebastian x a long walk off a short plank and onto a train track with an oncoming train.

24. If you could meet one OC of yours, who would it be and why?

Karina. To apologize. For every inch she earns, I steal a mile back and she hates me for it. T_T